Valencia to rival Norwich for Juventus striker's signature

Valencia will rival Norwich City in the chase to sign Juventus striker Fabio Quagliarella after confirming the sale of Roberto Soldado to Tottenham.

The Spanish side's coffers will be boosted by a fee in excess of £25m for the new Spurs man and they are eyeing Quagliarella, who has been capped 25 times by Italy.

The 30-year-old, who managed just 13 league starts last term as Juve secured their second successive Serie A crown, has fallen behind in Antonio Conte's pecking order following the arrivals of Fernando Llorente and Carlos Tevez.

Chris Hughton has already snapped up Ricky van Wolfswinkel and Gary Hooper but he recently refused to rule out a move for Quagliarella.

However, he will have to act fast to land the former Napoli hitman as Valencia are poised to launch an offer of their own.